Josh Austerfield

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Josh Austerfield
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Austerfield [1]
Date of birth (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Morley, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Crewe Alexandra
(on loan from Huddersfield Town)
Number 25
Youth career
2009–2019 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Huddersfield Town 1 (0)
2020Brighouse Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021Hyde United (loan) 0 (0)
2022Harrogate Town (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023Harrogate Town (loan) 17 (0)
2023Morecambe (loan) 14 (0)
2024–Crewe Alexandra (loan) 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Joshua James Austerfield (born 2 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crewe Alexandra, on loan from the Championship club Huddersfield Town.

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Career

Born in Morley, [3] Austerfield moved to Huddersfield Town at the age of eight from his local club in Drighlington. [2] After progressing through the club's academy, he moved on loan to Brighouse Town in March 2020. He was sent off on his début, as a substitute in a defeat against Workington. [4]

Austerfield made his senior debut for Huddersfield Town on 5 September 2020, when he played as a substitute in the club's EFL Cup defeat against Rochdale. [5]

On 14 December 2020, Austerfield joined the Northern Premier League club Hyde United on a 28-day loan. [6]

On 9 January 2021, Austerfield made his first professional start for Huddersfield, against Plymouth Argyle. [7]

On 4 January 2022, he joined the EFL League Two side Harrogate Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [8]

On 15 June 2022, Austerfield signed a new contract with Huddersfield, valid until summer 2026. [9] He returned to Harrogate on loan for the 2022–23 season on 21 June 2022, alongside Huddersfield teammate Jaheim Headley. [10] On 31 January 2023, Austerfield's loan at Harrogate was ended, so he could join EFL League One side Morecambe on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season. [11]

He made his league debut for Huddersfield on 26 August 2023 as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat to Norwich City. [12]

On 18 January 2024, he joined League Two club Crewe Alexandra on loan for the remainder of the season, [13] making his Crewe debut two days later as a 61st minute substitute for Chris Long in the side's 3–1 League Two win at Barrow on 20 January 2024. [14] On his fourth appearance, he scored his first professional goal in Crewe's 3–1 win at Stockport County on 13 February 2024. [15]

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References

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    - John Walsh (9 March 2020). "Workington Reds leave it late against Brighouse Town but title bid stays on track". Times and Star.
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  7. Eleanor Haigh (28 March 2021). "IN PROFILE: JOSH AUSTERFIELD". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. "Josh Austerfield & Brahima Diarra: Huddersfield duo join Harrogate on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. "NEW LONG-TERM CONTRACT FOR JOSH AUSTERFIELD!". www.htafc.com.
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  11. "LOAN: AUSTERFIELD JOINS MORECAMBE ON LOAN". Huddersfield Town AFC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  12. "England - J. Austerfield - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  13. "Austerfield arrives on loan from Terriers". www.crewealex.net. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  14. "Barrow 1-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  15. "Stockport County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.